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		<title>Persuasion: Leave Them Wanting More</title>
		<link>http://wordymouth.com/2008/07/01/persuasion-leave-them-wanting-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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In some ways I&#8217;ve already illustrated this point, afterall, it has taken nearly six months to finish this series.¬† But in persuasion, it&#8217;s not necessary to spend months getting to your point, you only need to build upon all of the steps to reach a conclusion that leaves them wanting more.
Like an excellent novel begging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Persuasion: Can I Have Some Candy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 03:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sommermeyer</dc:creator>
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My daughter was always the best at bribing me into doing something she wanted when she was a toddler.  The boys never seemed to catch onto the subtleties of expression and body language.  Now that she&#8217;s a teen, it&#8217;s only gotten worse.  Meanwhile, my sons continue to use the brute force approach, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And then? How to Write to Persuade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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And then?  And then?
And then what happened?
Grab the rapt attention of a child and the power of a good story demonstrates itself.   Fail to answer, &#8220;And then?,&#8221; and  the magic is lost.
In persuasive writing, whether a press release, essay, sales or pitch letter, the reader must be left to wonder, &#8220;And [...]]]></description>
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